Interesting comments.
My two oldest daughters are married and independent. One is moving out to Boulder and I'm quite bummed about it.
My son is still in college and will surely be moving on when he graduates. All three of them are conspiring to move out to Colorado, that God-forsaken wilderness. I guess I'd enjoy vacations out there.
I can't imagine my youngest daughter becoming independent. I suppose it will happen. I'd be cool with her sticking around for awhile.
Anyway, when I was growing up, I would have crawled over broken glass to get out of the house.
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